diff --git a/src/main/webapp/scripts/facets/list-facet.js b/src/main/webapp/scripts/facets/list-facet.js
index 8345a1242..cb1219365 100644
--- a/src/main/webapp/scripts/facets/list-facet.js
+++ b/src/main/webapp/scripts/facets/list-facet.js
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ ListFacet.reconstruct = function(div, uiState) {
     return new ListFacet(div, uiState.c, uiState.o, uiState.s);
 };
 
+ListFacet.prototype.dispose = function() {
+};
+
 ListFacet.prototype.reset = function() {
     this._selection = [];
     this._blankChoice = null;
diff --git a/src/main/webapp/scripts/facets/range-facet.js b/src/main/webapp/scripts/facets/range-facet.js
index 516da1bc2..b5f24ecd1 100644
--- a/src/main/webapp/scripts/facets/range-facet.js
+++ b/src/main/webapp/scripts/facets/range-facet.js
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ RangeFacet.reconstruct = function(div, uiState) {
     return new RangeFacet(div, uiState.c, uiState.o);
 };
 
+RangeFacet.prototype.dispose = function() {
+};
+
 RangeFacet.prototype.getUIState = function() {
     var json = {
         c: this.getJSON(),
@@ -62,7 +65,6 @@ RangeFacet.prototype.getUIState = function() {
     return json;
 };
 
-
 RangeFacet.prototype.getJSON = function() {
     var o = {
         type: "range",
diff --git a/src/main/webapp/scripts/facets/scatterplot-facet.js b/src/main/webapp/scripts/facets/scatterplot-facet.js
index 524038517..dcba44946 100644
--- a/src/main/webapp/scripts/facets/scatterplot-facet.js
+++ b/src/main/webapp/scripts/facets/scatterplot-facet.js
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ ScatterplotFacet.reconstruct = function(div, uiState) {
     return new ScatterplotFacet(div, uiState.c, uiState.o);
 };
 
+ScatterplotFacet.prototype.dispose = function() {
+    this._plotImg.imgAreaSelect({ hide : true });
+};
+
 ScatterplotFacet.prototype.getUIState = function() {
     var json = {
         c: this.getJSON(),
diff --git a/src/main/webapp/scripts/facets/text-search-facet.js b/src/main/webapp/scripts/facets/text-search-facet.js
index 3a190bcfe..1b0185e99 100644
--- a/src/main/webapp/scripts/facets/text-search-facet.js
+++ b/src/main/webapp/scripts/facets/text-search-facet.js
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ TextSearchFacet.reconstruct = function(div, uiState) {
     return new TextSearchFacet(div, uiState.c, uiState.o);
 };
 
+TextSearchFacet.prototype.dispose = function() {
+};
+
 TextSearchFacet.prototype.reset = function() {
     this._query = null;
     this._div.find(".input-container input").each(function() { this.value = ""; });
diff --git a/src/main/webapp/scripts/project/browsing-engine.js b/src/main/webapp/scripts/project/browsing-engine.js
index 8ec40b5bf..0dde94562 100644
--- a/src/main/webapp/scripts/project/browsing-engine.js
+++ b/src/main/webapp/scripts/project/browsing-engine.js
@@ -140,16 +140,18 @@ BrowsingEngine.prototype._createFacetContainer = function() {
 BrowsingEngine.prototype.removeFacet = function(facet) {
     var update = facet.hasSelection();
     for (var i = this._facets.length - 1;i >= 0; i--) {
-        if (this._facets[i].facet === facet) {
-            var elmt = this._facets[i].elmt;
+        var facetRecord = this._facets[i];
+        if (facetRecord.facet === facet) {
             this._facets.splice(i, 1);
             
+            facetRecord.facet.dispose();
+            
             // This makes really big facet disappear right away. If you just call remove()
             // then it takes a while for all the event handlers to get unwired, and the UI
             // appear frozen.
-            elmt.hide();
+            facetRecord.elmt.hide();
             window.setTimeout(function() {
-                elmt.remove();
+                facetRecord.elmt.remove();
             }, 300);
             
             break;
@@ -207,7 +209,9 @@ BrowsingEngine.prototype.remove = function() {
     this._facets = [];
     
     for (var i = 0; i < oldFacets.length; i++) {
-        oldFacets[i].elmt.hide();
+        var facet = oldFacets[i];
+        facet.facet.dispose();
+        facet.elmt.hide();
     }
     window.setTimeout(function() {
         for (var i = 0; i < oldFacets.length; i++) {